Mile 144 Report
West of central Umpqua Lighthouse SP
September 24, 2013
Rather nice day on the beach.
Report Details
Rather nice day on the beach. Many dead birds though. Tried to rescue one that was still alive by taking it home and calling the bird rescue in Bandon, was going to take it there in the morning, but the bird passed within a couple hours. (starvation)
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 2.
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 2.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 15. unknown 1, Common Murre 2, Western gull 1,
Driftline Content
none
Man-made Modifications
no
Natural Changes
none
Actions & Comments
one of the young Common Murre's was alive and alert, sitting on the beach; located between high and low tide. I took the bird home and called the bird rescue in Bandon. I was planning on taking the bird in if it survived the night. It didn't, it passed in a couple hours (Starvation)
Mike Mueller
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